Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-12
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NIT to be done any act, matter or thing
IN this act psphibited or declared to be
unlawful, D shall otsit to ~ any act,
matter VI tEiDg IN this. acs rtqnnsd to
be done, Such common carrier shall be
liable to the person or persons injured
thereby for the full amount of damages
sustained IN consequence of any such
violation oil the provisions Of this act,
together with the reasonable counsel or
attorneys fee, to be fixed by the court
in every case of recovery, which attor-
ney's fee shall be taxed and collected az
part of the costs in the Case.
REMEDIES.
Sec. 8. That any person or persons
claiming to be damaged by any common
carrier subject to the provisions of this
act may either make complaint Io .ss
commission as hereinafter provided for
or may bring suit in his or their own
behalf for the recovery OF the damages
tor which such common carrier may be
liable under the provisions of this act in
any district or circuit court
OF tho United States Of com-
petent jurisdiction; but such per.
son or persons shall not have the right to
pursue both Of said remedies, and must
in each case elect which one of the two
methods OF procedure herein provided
for he or they will adopt. In any such
action brought for the recovery Of dam
ages the court before which the same
shall be pending may compel any di-
rector, officer, receiver, trustee or agent
OF the corporation or company defendant
in such suit to attend, appear and testify
in such case, and may compel che pro-
ductionpf the books and papers Of suoh
corporation OF company party to suit.
the claim that any such testimony OF
evidence may tend to criminate the per.
son giving such evidence shall not ex
cuse such witness from testIfying, but
such evidence or testimony shall not be
used against such person on the trial OF
any criminal proceedings.
PENALTY EoR VIOLATION.
Sec. 10. That any common carrie,
subject to the provisions of this ac., or,
whenever such common carrier is u cur.
poration, any director or officer thereof,
or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent OF
person acting for Or employed by such
corporation, who, alone or with any
any other corporation, company
person or party shall willfully dc
or cause to be done, or shall
willingly suffer or permit to be done
any act, matter or thing in this act pro
hibited or declared to be unlawful, OF
who shall aid or abet therein, or shall
willfnlly omit OF fail to do any act, mat
ter or thing in this act required to be
done. or shall cause or willfully suffer OF
permit any act, matter or thing 30
directed or required by this act to be
done not to be so done, or shall aid Oh
abet any such omission or failure or shall
be entity OF any infraotion OF this act
or shall aid or abet therein, shall be
deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor, and
SHALL upon conviction thereof IN any dis.
trict court OF the United States within
the jurisdiction OF which such offense
Was committed. be subject to a fine oil
not to exceed five thousand dollars fol
each ofense.
I~NTRRsTATE. COMMERCE. COMMISSION.
Sec. ii. That q commission ie- hereby
created and established to be known as
the interstate commerce commission,
which shall be composed OF. five com.
missioners, who shall be appointed by
the president, by and with the advice
noA o04D0lo VA oA0 60uHtQs Au0 COm-
m%issloners first appointed under this act
shall continue in Office for the term OF
two, three, four, FIVE and six years, re-
spectively, from the first day Of January
ammo demini eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven. the term OF each to be
designated. by che president: but
their successors shall be APP
pointed for terms Of elk years,exoept tina.
any person chosen to ill a vacancy shall
be appointed only for the unezpired
term OF the commissioner whom he shall
succeed. Any commissioner may be re-
moved by the president for ineficiencv,
neglect OF duty, or malfeasance in Office.
NoE than three OF the commission
ers shall be appointed from the same
political party: No person in the en-
ploy Of or holding official relation to any
common carrier subject to the provisions
OF this act. or owning stock or bonds
thereof, or who is in any manner pecu.
niarily interested therein, shall enter
upon the duties Of or hold such Office.
Said commissioners shall not engage in
any other business, vocation or employ
ment. No vacancy in the commission
shall impair the right OF the remaining
commissioners to exercise all the powers
OF the commission.
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